Lobaeux
Shohin
I have an s-shaped Chinese Elm buried in the ground to thicken, a gift from a well intentioned friend.
It's growing like a weed, I've been clipping the leggy branches. In fact, my ne'er-do-well little brother cut a number of branches off with a weedeater last month when he was down to visit (yes, I had him weedeating the front yard), and it's bounced back with a vengeance.
It's s-shaped though. Should I:
1. Chop it at or near the base and attempt to plant the top?
2. Air layer, even though I've never air layered before?
3. Let it grow, eventually train it as a pre-bonsai and accept it as a warning against "Mallsai"?
I'll post pics when I get home, but honestly there's not much to take a pic of yet.
Thanks!
It's growing like a weed, I've been clipping the leggy branches. In fact, my ne'er-do-well little brother cut a number of branches off with a weedeater last month when he was down to visit (yes, I had him weedeating the front yard), and it's bounced back with a vengeance.
It's s-shaped though. Should I:
1. Chop it at or near the base and attempt to plant the top?
2. Air layer, even though I've never air layered before?
3. Let it grow, eventually train it as a pre-bonsai and accept it as a warning against "Mallsai"?
I'll post pics when I get home, but honestly there's not much to take a pic of yet.
Thanks!